Cyprus

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou conceded on Tuesday that Cyprus cannot become an energy hub in the eastern Mediterranean, as it lacks the necessary infrastructures. He made the remarks during the ...

Human Rights Commissioner Maria Stylianou Lottides on Tuesday called for more measures to ensure an acceptable standard of living for pensioners with disabilities. In her latest report, Lottides said she ...

Two Greek Cypriot MPs were in the Turkish city of Antalya on Thursday to discuss the role of Cyprus in achieving stability and peace in the Eastern Mediterranean. The MPs, ...

Tuesday’s meeting of the north’s Minimum wage determination committee ended without agreement after the involved parties could not agree as to when the minimum wage should be altered. ...

The government on Tuesday announced the launch of a website that it says will serve as a node for interaction with the public. According to government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis the ...

A little over €11 million of taxpayer money will be divvied up among political parties for their expenses for fiscal year 2024, some €4.7 million of which going to the salaries of personal ...

A Turkish Cypriot missing person, who was found and identified by the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP), will be buried on Friday. Mustafa Mulla Huseyin was 27 years old and married ...

After careers in music and law, one creative, led by her faith will stage an exhibition this week finds PAUL LAMBIS Immersed in creativity since she can remember, artist Marina ...

The ministry of agriculture announced on Tuesday it will be awarding five scholarships to newly admitted students in the 2023/24 academic year, in a bid to get more young people involved ...

CBC governor Constantinos Herodotou on Tuesday underscored the evolving European economy’s nuances and the impacts of prevailing monetary policies, during a conference hosted by the Central Bank of Cyprus ...

Nicosia municipality on Tuesday announced that as part of its efforts to develop an integrated programme to provide quality parking services to people with disabilities, it will be offering 30 free ...

A simple piece of furniture is testament to the island’s cultural heritage. Paul Lambis speaks to one woman involved in keeping a tradition going The mediaeval villages of Cyprus ...

The government on Tuesday announced two schemes to compensate farmers in Limassol district for damage to their property and crops during the fires that raged this August and September. Both ...

The Palestinian embassy is organising a blood donation on Wednesday to commemorate the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people, according to a decision of the UN General Assembly. ...

Tickets to a World Cup football match, stroopwafels, a jaffa brownie and a €300 porcelain vase were among the gifts in the last twelve months declared by just six MPs. The ...

The human bones found in Akamas earlier this month belonged to a British man who resided permanently in Cyprus. Police operations chief Michalis Nicolaou told the Cyprus News Agency that ...

House President Annita Demetriou on Tuesday implored the European Union not to abolish member states’ veto power in the bloc’s collective decision-making process. “The decision-making process by unanimity, as ...

Cyprus’ tertiary education’s rapid growth has caught the attention of international university ranking organisations, which evaluate, compare and rank the world’s top universities. Prospective students from around the ...

In today’s episode, members of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) have been placed on alert after reports appeared late on Monday of a contingent of Turkish ...

Fishermen in Paphos are “in despair” and “considering going on strike” after inclement weather on Monday saw their boats sustain minor damage. The cause of the damage, Paphos coastal fisheries ...

A 38-year-old man suspected of committing car theft and arson was arrested at Paphos airport in the early hours of Tuesday morning while trying to leave the country. The man ...

Tuesday’s weather will be calm with temporarily increased cloud cover in some areas. Temperatures will rise to 19 degrees Celsius inland, 20 degrees Celsius on the eastern and southeastern coasts, 18 degrees ...

The Data Protection Commissioner said on Monday she has slapped a €45,000 fine on the Open University of Cyprus for negligent cyber security in relation to the hacking of its servers ...

The conditions of the two women hospitalised with dengue fever at the Nicosia general hospital are stable, according to State Health Services (Okypy) spokesperson Charalmabos Charilaou. Speaking to the Cyprus ...